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10417 New Bedford Ct SE, Lehigh Acres, FL 33936-7253.2. Data compiled by John A. Mehring of 28 Tree
Top Trail, Fairfield, Pennsylvania 17320-8237 and sent to the writer
by Mr. Mehring.3. Correspondence dated 10 February 1997, from
Charles Appler of 10417 New Bedford Ct., SE, Lehigh Acres, FL
33936-7253, to Richard Creps of 908 Contento Circle, Sarasota, FL
34242l; copies in possession of the writer.4. Information received from Don and Jeanine
Hartman of Tooele, Utah, February, 1995. Much of their information
has been obtained from the Dierdorff Notebooks, Trimmer Notebooks and
the Collection of Notes on George and Lottie Emig at the York County
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Maryland, being a history of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll,
Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the earliest period
fo the present day; including biographical sketches of their
Representative Men", Vol II, reprinted by Clearfield Company &
Family Line Publications, 1995, (orginally published Philadelphia,
1882).9. Inscriptions from Trinity Lutheran Cemetery,
Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland, transcribed on 1 October 1889
and published in "The Democratic Advocate", a local newspaper, on 14
December 1889.10. Jacob Mehrling Holdcraft, "Names in Stone,
75,000 Cemetery Inscriptions from Frederick County, Maryland",
(Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985).11. "Will of Cristian Harner", April 7, 1837,
Carroll County courthouse, Carroll County, Maryland. Photocopy of
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Church Records, Vol. 8", (Westminster, Maryland: Historical Society
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with surname index", published by The South Central Pennsylvania
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January/April 1986.17. Fraktur containing birth and baptism
information on Michael Harner. Original in possession of John and
Barbara Rudisill of Worton, Maryland. Photocopy of original in
possession of the writer.18. Burial records of St. John's Lutheran
churchyard, Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania; obtained from
the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Road,
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Michael Herner", Carroll County courthouse, Carroll County, Maryland.
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1842, Carroll County courthouse, Carroll County, Maryland. Photocopy
of original in possession of writer.23. Michael Gulden, "Shanebrook Family
Outline".24. Burial records of St. James Reformed
Church cemetery, Mt. Joy Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania;
obtained from the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215
Millstream Road, Lancaster, PA 17602.25. Church Records of the German Reformed and
Evangelical Lutheran Congregations at St. Mark's Church (White
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possession of the writer.26. Information received from Luxie
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County, Pennsylvania Wills (1826-1850)", (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania:
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Century", pub. Family Line Publications, p. 176.30. "Adams County Church Records of the 18th
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Mt. Joy Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.32. C.E. Schildknect, ed., "Monocacy and
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by Steve Gilland, Family Line Publications, Westminster, Maryland,
1995.34. Ray D. Schwartz, "The Andrew Schwartz
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(SolaGratia@msn.com) of Lewisberg, North Carolina, via email on July
7, 1997.36. "Adams County Church Records of the 18th
Century", pub. Family Line Publications, p. 182.37. Records of St. John's Evangelical Church,
Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 1763-1868; film number
0883684 of the LDS Family History Center.38. 1850 U. S. Census39. Record of the Marriages of St. Matthew's
Congregation, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, as recorded in
volume I of the church records.40. "PA death certificate of Lydia
Stockslager", File No. 98085, Registered No. 34, Pennsylvania
Division of Vital Records, certified copy number 032516. Certified
copy in the possession of the writer.41. Cemetery records of the Adams County
Historical Society, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Photocopy
in possession of the writer.42. "Saint Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, Burials 1790-1865",
Frederick S. Weiser, 1969.43. "Genealogical Abstract of York County,
Pennsylvania, Marriage Registration Book 1852-1855, with surname
index", Special publication number 28, July, 1984, published by The
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, Inc.44. "Maryland German Church Records, Vol. 7,
Saint Mary's Church, Silver Run, Carroll County", translated and
edited by Frederick S. Weiser, Noodle Doosey Press, Manchester,
Maryland.45. 1900 U. S. Census46. Information received in a letter from
Patricia A. Fortney, 2730 Barrick Road, Finksburg, Maryland
21048-1423; dated March 22, 1998. Original in possession of the
writer.47. 1860 U. S. Census48. "Records of St. Matthew's Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Hanover, Pennsylvania 1741-1831", translated with
an introduction by Frederick S. Weiser, pub. by Picton Press, Camden
Maine, 1994, p. 163.49. Records of Mt. Carmel Cemetery,
Littlestown, Adams County, Pensylvania.50. Maryland IGI, March 199251. Information compiled by the late Earl
Stockslager Rudisill, circa 1956. Copy in the possession of the
writer.52. Record of the Marriages of St. Matthew's
Congregation, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, as recorded in
volume III of the church records.53. "Trimmer, Spangler, Flickinger and Allied
Families", Volume 1, Hanover Public Library, Hanover, York County,
Pennsylvania.54. 1870 U. S. Census55. Records of St. John's Lutheran Church,
Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania.56. Records of St. Mary's Lutheran Church,
Silver Run, Carroll County, Maryland.57. Carroll County Genealogical Society,
comp., "Carroll County Cemeteries, Volume Five: Part One
North-Central", Westminster, Maryland: 1999.58. Records of Trinity Lutheran Church,
Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland.59. Data compiled by Earl Rudisill in
1959.60. "PA death certificate of Clara Virginia
Rudisill", File No. 95593, Registered No. 32, certified copy number
030742, Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records. Certified copy in the
possession of the writer.61. Record of the Births and Baptisms of the
children of St. Matthew's Congregation, Hanover, York County,
Pennsylvania, as recorded in volumes II and III of the church
records. Photocopy in the possession of the writer.62. Papers from will and probate records of
Joseph Stockslager; Adams County courthouse, Adams County,
Pennsylvania. Photocopies in the possession of the writer.63. Stockslager records in the card file of
the Adams County Historical Society, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as
copied by Isabel McGuire on April 16, 1983. Copy of transcript in the
possession of the writer.64. Records of St. James Lutheran Church,
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.65. "PA death certificate of John C.
Rudisill", certified copy number 030720, Pennsylvania Division of
Vital Records. Certified copy in the possession of the writer.66. Information received from Ted
Rudisill.67. "PA death certificate of David C.
Rudisill", File No. 77324, Reigstered No. 150, certified copy number
030759, Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records. Certified copy in the
possession of the writer.68. Application for marriage no. 952 made
8/15/1889, marriage license no. 952 of the State of Pennsylvania,
County of Adams issued 8/15/1889 and marriage return no. 952 filed
8/22/1889.69. Church records of Grace Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Two Taverns, Mt. Joy Township, Adams County,
Pennsylvania, 1888-1959. Copies of records in possession of the
writer.70. Personal knowledge of the writer.71. Edward L. Rudisill, "The Rudisill
Genealogy", (Elverson, PA: Olde Springfield Shoppe, 1995).72. Card from funeral service of John C.
Rudisill. Copy in the possession of the writer.73. Data compiled by John A. Mehring of 28
Tree Top Trail, Fairfield, Pennsylvania 17320-8237 and sent to the
writer by Mr. Mehring, May 1997.74. "Birth record of Mary Blettner", Records
of the Orphan's Court of the County of York, State of Pennsylvania,
Registry of Births No. 3. Certified copy in the possession of the
writer.75. Information from Mrs. Martha (Schaeffer)
Herting received July 16, 1994. Much of this information was compiled
by her father, Carl Schaeffer.76. Information from gravestone in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery in Hanover, York, Co., PA.77. Inscriptions from St. Mary's Cemetery,
Mayberry Road, Silver Run, Carroll County, Maryland, taken from "The
Democratic Advocate", a local newspaper, printed December 21,
1889.78. Carroll County Public Library, comp.,
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MD: Carroll County Genealogical Society, Inc., 1995).79. "Death Certificate of George W. Harner",
Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records #0095103, File No. 6992,
certified copy in the possession of the writer.80. Information from obituary of George Harner
in the Evening Sun of Hanover, York Co., PA on Monday, June 16, 1922.
Copy in possession of the writer.81. Marriage notice in The Gettysburg
Compiler, March 11, 1867; Adams County Historical Society,
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.82. "Death Certificate of Annie Catharine
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County, Pennsylvania) on September 1, 1993.88. Church records of Redeemer Reformed
Church, Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania.89. Information received from David Arnold
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Pomona, NJ 08240; (schubert@jerseyscape.net); 1997.